CVE-2017-20287

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 38.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.7 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-28.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-10-22 10:57Z6 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-28 17:59Z14 HR AGO

Reserved

2026-10-14

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

10b535385499f536b5ccb550e9253a9b7b23af21895c8df06bd769a5be03b5a2

• codeseekah.comResearcher Bloghttps://codeseekah.com/2017/02/09/javo-themes-spot-lfi-vulnerability/technical-descriptionexploit
• wpscan.comWPScan Advisoryhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d465fc4-d4fa-43bb-9c0d-71dcc3ee4eabthird-party-advisory
• github.comNuclei Templatehttps://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-javospot-lfi.yamltechnical-description
• themeforest.netTheme Download Pagehttps://themeforest.net/item/javo-spot-multi-purpose-directory-wordpress-theme/13198068product
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: Javo Spot WordPress Theme < 3.0.0 Path Traversal via admin-ajax.php fn Parameterhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/javo-spot-wordpress-theme-3.0.0-path-traversal-via-admin-ajax-php-fn-parameterthird-party-advisory
• wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2d465fc4-d4fa-43bb-9c0d-71dcc3ee4eab/exploit